Reapiring Hole In Vinyl Siding

Cut the tip of your color match vinyl siding caulk and fit the tube into your caulk gun.

Reapiring hole in vinyl siding. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair vinyl siding. Wipe the area dry with a rag. If you simply have a small puncture in your vinyl siding repair is easy. By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine get a good color match.

Overfill the hole slightly then use your caulk trimmer to scrape off the excess caulk. Vinyl siding is fairly resilient but stray baseballs or chunks of hail can leave behind holes dents and cracks. There are several ways to repair damaged vinyl siding depending on the extent of the damage. Slightly larger damage can be removed as a small segment and replaced with a patch.

Allow it to completely dry then use a razor scraper to cut the excess caulk flush with the outside of the siding. This patch will keep the rain and snow from entering the hole and possibly damaging the. Patch a hole or tear clean the siding around the hole with vinyl siding cleaner or dish detergent and water then dry the siding. You can mend small holes such as nail holes with exterior caulk designed to stick to vinyl.

Vinyl siding is susceptible to holes and cracks because there s a small but hollow space between the siding and the home s sheathing. Repair minor holes quickly and easily with vinyl caulk. It ll better match the house than brand new siding. Squirt the caulk into the hole so it fills the area behind the siding until it sticks out just a little from the front of the hole.

Next time you get a siding installation or repair ask your pro about contoured progressive foam insulation which fills in that gap by conforming to the style of the panels and provides support for your vinyl siding. Cut a scrap piece of siding to a length that is several inches. Squirt a generous dollop of exterior caulking that matches the color of the siding into the hole. Fill in the hole with a tinted caulk that matches your siding or opt for a paintable version.

Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. You can patch a hole in your vinyl siding in less than three minutes using tear aid type b from sailrite. Nail holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are tough to repair without replacing the entire piece but a squirt of color matched caulk from a siding supplier will solve the problem for a lot less money and aggravation.